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Fans say last goodbye to F1 legend Lauda

Hundreds of fans queued in the rain to pay their last respects to Formula 1 great Niki Lauda as he lay in state in St. Stephen's Cathedral in his home city of Vienna on Wednesday. The triple world champion, best remembered for his comeback from a fiery crash in 1976 that left him badly burned and scarred him for life, died last week at the age of 70. Brundle: Lauda, Lewis and Monaco Members of Lauda's family accompanied pallbearers carrying his remains into the gothic cathedral in the morning. His wife Birgit and two of his sons placed Lauda's red-and-white driver's helmet on the casket. Fans then came in and filed past the coffin that was placed on a platform in the centre of the...
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